Body



July 21, 1936. R E SMITH 2,048,573

ATTORNEYS' R. E. SMITH July 21, 1936.

BODY

Filed Jan. 25, 1954 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYIS' July 21, 1936. R. E. SMITH 2,048,573

BODY I Filed Jan. 25, 1934 Y 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 *13 4. .3 23 v Z3 3o F30 30 l /4 A TTORNE K5' R. E. SMITH l July 21,1936.,

BODY M 5 Sheets-Shree?l 4 Filed Jan. 25, 1954 Patented July 21, 1936 UNITED STATES BODY Ralph E. Smith, Galion, Ohio, assignor toThe Galion Metallic Vault Company, Galion, Ohio,4

a corporation of Ohio Application January 25, 1934, SerialNo. 708,203

3 claims.; (C1. zeef-,102) Y This invention relates to improvements in truck bodies, and has for its object to provide an allmetal body adapted to 'be used' on trucks ofv various sizes.

It is an object of this invention to provide,

in connection with an al1-metal truck body, a removable top composed of metal and supported on the body by means of upright standards removably attached to thesides of the body.

metal truck body in which the sides of the body are thoroughly braced, and the front end of the body is strengthened by integral ribs.

It is also an object to provide, in connectio with a truck body, a top therefor supported'on the body by means of standards, each of which is composed of a pair of channel irons, one fitting, within the other.

It is also an object to provide a body having -a v removable top therefor 'supported on theA body by means of standards composed of channel irons 5 and braces extending from the standards to the upper edge of the body,which is flared outwardly for bracing the top on the body. V

It is a further object of theV invention to provide, in connection with'a truck body, a remova-`` ble top therefor composed of sheet metal having aforwardly inclined arcuate partand a rearwardly extending arcuate and substantially horizontal part supported on standards. v

These and other advantages will appear from the following description taken inY connection with the drawings. Y.

Referring to the drawings: Y Figure 1 is a side elevation of a truck to winch applicants bodyA and top are attached, with parts of the body and topbroken away.

Figure 1a is a persepective'of the yupper part of the top. Y y

Figure 2 isa top plan View of the truck body with the front wall thereof in section, and vshowing the various mechanisms supported on the floor of the truck body.

Figure 3"is a section on the line .3l- 3 of Figure 2.Y

Figure 4 shows in side elevation the rear end of. the truck with'the topremoved and parts Vof .the

standards broken away. Y

Figure 5 is a'view similar to Figure 4 but taken from the opposite side thereof.`

Figure 6 isa vertical'section through the-truck along the line 6-6' of Figure 1, and YAshowing the. body. andtopin-,front elevation.. n

Figure 7 isa rear elevation ofthe truck body-- It is an object of the invention to provide a and top withI Ja part of the end gate broken away and a part of the gear casing shown in section.- Figurev 8 is an end view of one side of a slightly modified -form of body and top. f

Figure-9 vshows-anenlarged View of the rear 55:;

end of one side of the truck body, together with f a part of one of the standards. Y, Figure 10 isa section on the line VIIl--I0- of Figure 9. Y

Figure 11 shows the rear end of one corner of 101:; the truck body with -the upper-part of ,an end standard broken away and partly inr'section to show the relationship between the standard and the parts therefor.

Figure 12 shows an upper end corner of the tcp.A l5

Figure 13 is a sectional-view through apower take-olf mechanism; Y

The truck-body part of the present invention may be used in connection with trucks ofvariousv forms; Y In Figure l'the body and top are shown 205;, assembled onaV truck which has a framev I, supported ontheusualwhe'elsZ-with a hood 3 for I' inclosing the truck motor, and a driverscab: 4 .f located-just to the rear of the motor and the f hood. v 2a;

-Theframe consists VinpartV of two longitudinally Y disposed channel irons which have between them;A e

intermediate theirends, a transverse channel iron 5 usedV forsupporting'the power take-off, later -to be described. On top of the frame and supported 30;; bythe longitudinal channel irons `are transverse, channel irons 6 which support the floor I of the body ofthe truck. These channel` irons Iimay be formed integral with the body parts and here#r V movable withthe body parts from the frame, or these transverse channel irons maybe welded to the bottom and also welded to the longitudinally disposed channel irons 'formingV parts of the frame. Y vFormed integral with the bottom 'I are sides 8 extending upwardly therefrom. Each side is cutaway to accommodate a` fender 9 which extends inwardlyintothe body in order to protectV the pair'. of-,wheelsonleachrside of thebody. 'I'he i insideedge of each fender is providedwith a wall member I0,Y which also forms the inside wallof a tool box located on the insideV of the body and at the side thereof. 'The ltop of this tool box is indicated by the numeral IIand is attachedl to the main-part of thebox by means of hingesIZ. l v g5() -I Theupper edge of each side of the body extends Y upwardly. and outwardly at I3, and downwardly and'outwardlyat I4, and downwadlyand inwardly at I 5. e This flange structure gives strengthr andvrigidity to .ther .upper edgeof the side,v and :55`

I Yaosa'ra provides means bywhich strengthening braces may be attached to therside of the body. The part I is provided with buttons I6 to which a curtain may be attached. The front end :of the 5 bodyY is Vcomposedxof sheet metaland is divided Y into an Vupper part'II and a lower part I 1a, ysuitably connectedy (Figures 1 and 3). The upper part is strengthened by means of vertically ex.- tending ribsV I8, and also has a hole Ythe'1 s.=.in' toaccommodate a Window I9 through Whichra person within the body may look out toward thefront ofthe truck. f

TheY top of the body, Ywhich is Vcomposed ofi?? Y sheet metal and welded to the upper edge of the` front,V has an arcuate substantiallyjhorizontal part 20, and an arcuate and fcrwardlyand downwardly'inclinedfront part 2| (Figures l za.r id 1A A It Vis Vthis partv 2I which rests Vupon the upper edge of the front end of the body; Y On each side 1 270 and extending downwardly from the parts and 2I- is arf-apron? l2Y (Figures 7- and 12 )`,"to` which Ytheup'per endsof `standards 2 3 areattacheiil The'V standards 'are composed of two `channel 'members an inner one 24 andan outer one '25.-1-` 'I 'h inner Y '25'A channel YmemberV 24V has its armsextendlngoutwardl'y, which" inclose the arms of thefouterch'an f Vnel'member (Figure -10)'.' By this arrangement? the outer face'ofeachstandard is smooth.- The channel irons are s uitably attached Yso they form SO-agnitaryfrigid standardV member.

'The rear endoftheftop part 20 has a do\ 7vr 1`Y wardIy-'extending flange 26.: i Io this flange and to the `nd"st`andards yare attached triangular'- Vdateorieledge of theV brace 21Vthe inside channel iron is cutaway so that this edge Aisinserted into f the body of the standard andi is 'weldedrfto {the standard.'A

140 .The low'erend'of each standard adjacent the body'is cut away'etr'z'to provide ferie bfaeezarf l .This brace isV triangular in shape, with Aone edge L fitting in the Y cut-away' part of the'standard, with another edge engagingthepart-I'3of the side,'and" .another edge exposed with anV outwardly exe -l tending flange 30'toprovide'a flat outer' surface.

VIn' rderthat the"standardsmayfit Vo r'ith'e outside y of the side members Vof the body the 'parts 4I 3,'are Tj Vprovided Yvvithholesf3l through whichA tHe-lower 'endsjof Vthe standards project. These standardsY are' 'rer'n'ovably attached totlreV body'by means Vof 'Y In'forder l to Vstrengthen the rear Aend of Yeach Y Y side of the body and also the parts" I3, I4 Yand I5,

' 55- a'rear brace 33 is 'provided whichV has an arm 34 f extending along the part I3 Yand inengagemcnt; Withfthe parts VI4 and I5.V This brace extends'V f allthe way Vfrom theV partY I4 to the' bottom of` the side of the body,and adjacent the bottom of Y (go-thefbody-has aglaterally extending projection 35.

' Atthe front ofthe body and` at each end of the i part -IIa (Figure 6) is an extension 3 6, 'whi'chf forms-abrace for the lateral flanges of the sides I of the -b o dy. I hese' l at eral IextensionsV 36 Y cofVV operate rwith the braces El at the frontfend oi'VVV thebody," for strengthening the front Yends of .Y the sides.VV v l Y 'oeeecnsid o fftne top beneeth thepartszt 1 Y and 2l is agutter 3'| Across therear end of the f .Y Ymkframe is Vaj plate 3 8, which isinalignment withV Vthelowe'r'end Vofthe braces 33; On each end of Vthe-pIate'Bis a hinge element 39, Vwhile a second hingeY element 40 attachedrrat each end to an end ,gate 4 I. VTheY various hinge eglements'are` i. 75 connected together by means 0f at tranSYQf-SQ 5.112311?" 42. As shown in Figure 7, there are three hinges, one at each side, and'one in the center'for supporting the end gate upon the end plate 38. Each end of the end gate has a rearwardly extending flange 43, While each brace 33 has a 5 I rearwardly extending flange 44, one adjacent each of the flanges'43 on the end gate. In the yflange Y' 43 thereisa vertical slot 45,whi1e in the flange 44. there isaforwardly inclinedslot 46.Y The'slots in the flanges 43 and in the flanges 44 are adapted 10 to; align when the end gate isV in closedposition.

each flange 44 is an eye 48 to whichoneend fof a chain 41 is attached.` Onthe other 'endrof' this chain is a hook 43 adapted to fit in the slots of the flangesY and 44. VWhen the hook is in l5 these slots it ftends to force, yby its downward movement, the endgate against the end of Athe body because of `thewedging action l'produced by theinclination of one slotwith relation to the other. On each side' of the top and suitably sup- 20 ported beneath the part22 isa curtain v5I). Each Vcurtain is Vprovided with holest'o receive thebuttons I6. These buttons I6 are not only provided' along the part I5- but Vare also provided' on the i outer surfacesof the standards. Y Y V25 V Beneath the body at one si'de'thereof is an -airYtank-5I,.Whi'le on the other side 'oppo'site'thefY tank 5I'is a tool box-52f VAt the rear end on eachY kside ofthe body is arcontainer 53 for any suitable` purpose. Supportedlon the floor of the body, sub# 30' Y 'stantiallyin' the 'center thereof andV arranged longitudinally thereof, is afjackfshaft 54 sup-Y ported by suitable'jbearings 55'.V YThis shaftis composed of nickel chrorr'iiu'm'fsteel. lOn'vthis shaft isfa pulley for receiving a plurality of `Vshaped 35 '4 belts 56V connecting the pulley'on the jackrshaft toafpulleyon'one; end.l of `a shaft 51 used for operating a compressor 58,'towhich is attached.A

a reservoir 58a. 'I 'his reservoir'isf connected by a suitable pipe means to thetank 5I be neaththe 2107 body of'tlietruck Y Y `By means of'v-shaped belts 59 a secondpulleyon the'jack shaft is connected to ai pulley 'on 'the'.` Y

shaft of the generaton. V'I'his generator is usedV I for producing; current for 4welding and rlighting 455' purposes.. .There is also mountedronthe Lshaft 541g. third'p'ulley'IiI; which is connectedbyxneans -of abelt 62toa;pu1ley 63 for operatinga'centrifugal pump-64g` To this ,centrifugalV pump isV I connected a hand pump 65 by means o f a pipe164a.; 50

The'pulleys for the belts 56, 59., and 62 are loosely mounted-on the j aclr shaft 5 4 and' may be caused toV rotate therewith by means of oertain clutches. Y The clutch 66, operated byl means Y iof a; clutch lever. 61, isufsed=forconnect ing the 55 generatorpulley tothejack shaftswhile a clutch j 68 operated by means of a clutch leverv69, is used for connecting the compressor pulleyto the jack shaft, and a. clutch member 10, operated by a! clutch'1ever1I.,'is used for connectingY the pulley 6I 60V fto the jack shaft `for vc iperatlng the centrifugal pump k64. Y VThere is provided 'a'governor control.' rod 'I2 operated from the cab of the4 truck. VVSurrounding the 'sprocket Vadjacentthe front end of Ythe 65 jackkshaft is a casingl 13,;which extendsdown wardly andi/ surrounds a sprocketV on Va Vshaft 16. forming part of the drive shaft of the vehicle. Connecting the Vsprocket, on the'jackshaft and the sprocket on thefshaft'lSis a silent chainfo drive 14. The sprocket ron the r shaft 'iB is shown in Figure'land is indicated by the numeral 'I5. n The Yshaft 16 is in the form of a sleeve, Which'is E rotatably mounted on joneend of -aLdrivin'g shaft Hand in. oner end, o f a'takemir housing 1s. 75j

take-off housing is supported by means of bolts 19 on the transverse channel iron 5. The driving shaft 11 extends rearwardly into the take-off housing beyond the end of the hollow shaft or sleeve 16, and has slidably mounted thereon a clutch member adapted to rotate with the shaft.

On this clutch member and the end of the shaft or sleeve 16, within the take-off housing, are cooperating clutch elements 8| so that when the clutch member is moved toward the left, as shown in Figure 13, the rotation of the shaft 11 and the clutch member will cause the sleeve to rotate and thereby rotate the gear 15. On the clutch member 80 and one end of a shaft 83 are cooperating clutch elements 82, whereby on movement of the clutch member to the right and the coengagement of the clutch elements 82, the driven shaft 83 will be caused to rotate by the rotation of the driving shaft 11. The driven shaft 83 is connected by a universal joint to a shaft 84, operatively connected to the driving axle of the truck.

Slidably supported in the take-01T housing is a rod 85 which has thereon an arm 86 for engagement in a groove 81 in the clutch member for shifting the clutch longitudinally of the shaft 11, whereby the clutch elements may be caused to engage. This rod 85 has on the end thereof, without the take-off housing, an arm 88 attached at one end to the rod 85 and at its other end to a link 89, which extends forwardly and is attached to one end of a lever 90 pivoted at the point 9| to vsome suitable part of the cab. The upper end of this lever is located in the cab in a position to be operated by the driver of the truck.

To the rear end of the truck, beneath the oor of the body, there is provided an arm 92 which extends beyond the side of the body and has ltherein a hole 93 in which a boom shaft or any other suitable structure may be inserted. The inner end of this arm 92 is attached to one of the longitudinally extending channel irons that form a part of the frame I.

A plurality of V-shaped belts and V-grooved pulleys may be used for driving the jack shaft from the hollow shaft or sleeve 16. All parts of the body and the braces therefor are integral or welded together, and all parts of the topare welded together.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be embraced within my claims and the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a sheet metal body for a truck having a bottom, sides formed integral with the bottom and having outwardly bent upper edges and a front end attached to the bottom and the sides and having extensions to brace the upper edges of the sides, and a detachable one-piece metal top having at its front end an end member removably supported upon the front end of the body and means to support the top on the body; said means comprising uprights of rectangular cross section having cut-away portions at their top ends and near their bottom ends, said up-v rights being integrally attached to said top by triangular braces having one edge extending into said top cut-away portions and welded to the uprights and to the top and being detachably connected to said body by triangular braces having one edge extending into said lower out-away portions and welded to the uprights and having another edge resting on the outwardly bent portions of the sides.

2. In a sheet metal body for a truck having a bottom, sides formed integral with the bottom and having outwardly bent upper edges and a frontend attached to the bottom and the sidesv and having extensions to brace the upper edges of the sides, a detachable one-piece metal top having at its front end an end member removably supported upon the front end of the body, and means to support the top on the body; said means comprising upright standards fixed to the top and removably attached to the body, said standards each having at the upper end thereof a triangular bracewelded to the standards and to the top, and having one edge extending into a cutaway portion in said standard, and having near the bottom thereof another triangular brace welded to the standard and having one edge extending into a cut-away portion thereof and having another edge thereof adapted to rest upon the outwardly bent upper edges of the sides of the body.

3. In a sheet metal body for a truck having a bottom, sides formed integral with the bottom and having outwardly bent upper edges and a front end attached to the bottom and the sides and having extensions to brace the upper edges of the sides, said edges having holes therein, a detachable one-piece metal top having at its front end an end member removably supported upon the front end of the body, and means to support the top on the body; said means comprising standards xed to the top by means of braces welded to the top and to the standards and removably attached to the body by means of braces adapted to rest upon the outwardly bent edges when the lower ends of the standards are inserted in the holes therein.

RALPH E. SMITH. 

